Granola bar leads to assault; estranged wife steals BBQ

SPOUSE CAN GO, BUT THE BBQ MUST STAYJune 30, 1:36 a.m.: A man called police to report his BBQ being stolen by his “soon to be ex-wife.” The man told the responding officer there was a court order between him and his wife – one the officer couldn’t find in the police computer system – and she was not supposed to be on the property.

The man told police he’d fallen asleep in his backyard shortly after 6 p.m. He woke up a short time later to find two men taking his propane BBQ and watched them put it in the soon to be ex-wife’s car.

He hollered that she was breaking the law by stealing the propane grill, one that was given as a wedding gift a few years ago and reported to be worth more than $1,000.

The man told police the woman has an addiction to prescription drugs and is worried she may sell the grill for quick cash.

MERCEDES-BENZ VS. GRANOLA BARJune 30, 5:45 p.m.: A man in his mid 40s told police he was crossing to the west side of Alaskan Way South near South King Street when he noticed traffic wasn’t stopping.

The man told police as he ran back to the east side of the street, a man going north in a blue Mercedes honked and nearly nit him.

That’s when he tossed his granola bar in a rage.

The Mercedes driver, a man in his 30s irate his car had been hit, jumped out and punched the granola thrower five times in the face.

The license plate number given to police wasn’t valid, and officers couldn’t find a blue Mercedes-Benz when searching the area. The man was not seriously injured from the assault.